Okay, you guys...I can't tell you how pleased I am. Shannon Lamden, creator of Auntie Cookie, artist, mom, blogger, and very cool person (one of my heroes, really), has graciously allowed me to share some pictures of her home on Sweet Life.
A red letter day, my friends...
So. Auntie Cookie. Beautiful home. You may have seen it before, but let's refresh, shall we? It's so worth it. Take a peek:
One of the many, many reasons I like Shannon's decorating style is that she appears to love letters as much as I do, and scatters them with abandon throughout her home...(I do love anyone like me.)
Artwork, both hers and others, is abundant. That's one of Shannon's ampersand cushions, right there on the couch...
The perfect shade of blue, in the kitchen...
More letter, more lovely...
Shannon calls this her "token blogland mantel." (Call it what you will, Shannon. Still rocks.)
And guess what? This is cool. Shannon's two daughters share a room, which heretofore looked thusly:
Sadie in a crib...
Lola not, two sisters sharing rooms...Sadie gets bigger, a bigger bed for her is in order. What to do? Their room is already so fabulous! How to proceed? Can you top it?!
Well, Shannon can...
Beds go together, and Sadie gets a new quilt, made by Shannon. Here's what she says about it: "Now that the kids are in bunks, Sadie needed her own quilt cover. So I whipped one up. Literally. Being the second kid who irritates a lot, I just went through the stash and grabbed what fabrics I like. Mostly old, some tea towels, some designer stuff, some annoyingly fray'ey chenille and oh my freakin' god - NONEof my own fabric. Cut, pinned, sewed, back with some leftover flannel from a flat sheet and freakin' oila. She got herself a doona cover. Cant say I never make her anything."
(Did I say yet that I LOVE HER???? Because I do. Read her blog. The whole thing is pretty much just like this.)
Here are a few more detail shots of the girls' room. It's just perfect, in a whole-new-better way.
Need more? No worries. Go to Shannon's flickr, website, blog, and shop to fill your kick-ass, off-the-cuff, cooler-than-I'll-ever-be decorating cup. Thanks, Shannon.
Cheers!
xoxox.
Super love Shannon - she's tops!
Posted by: Kirsty | January 21, 2010 at 02:11 AM
Tons of inspiration here- Lovely!
Annamaria :)
Posted by: annamaria potamiti | January 21, 2010 at 09:30 AM
Very excited to discover your blog today and have passed on a Sunshine Blog Award to you! Pop over to mine to collect it! Kirsty x
Posted by: Kirsty | January 21, 2010 at 09:44 AM
Lovely, Shannon is one of my heroes too, her work is so inspiring!
Posted by: maria madeira | January 21, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Dig that blogland mantel!
Posted by: libby | January 21, 2010 at 03:25 PM
oh, yes, wonderful house tour...love it, love it, love it...;)...
Posted by: frauheuberg | January 21, 2010 at 04:13 PM